About Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III

A third-generation warrior for civil and human rights, Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III has built his ministry on community advancement and racial and social justice activism. As senior pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago since 2008, Moss preaches and practices a Black theology that calls attention to mass incarceration, environmental justice, and economic inequality. Moss is a graduate of Morehouse College who earned a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School and a Doctor of Ministry from Chicago Theological Seminary. In 2014, he presented the famed Lyman Beecher Lectures, which were the foundation of his book, “Blue Note Preaching in a Post-Soul World: Finding Hope in an Age of Despair.”